Leaked benchmark info suggests Galaxy S5 Zoom being prepped

19-megapixel phone-camera hybrid on the way later this year?

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom wasn't our favorite device of 2013. It was too bulky for a smartphone, and offered lackluster image quality compared to most point-and-shoot cameras. Nevertheless, it seems Samsung might be about to follow up on its phone-camera hybrid in 2014 with a Galaxy S5 Zoom. Benchmark info from GFXBench points to a SM-C115 device (the S4 Zoom was SM-C101) with a 19-megapixel camera and 4.8-inch 720p display.

Hexa-core Exynos CPU, 2GB of RAM and a 4.8-inch display.

Other key specs include an Exynos 5 Hexa (six-core) CPU, around 2GB of RAM and around 5GB of free storage — likely an 8GB allotment with 3GB taken up by system stuff. Camera specs point to a 2MP front-facing camera alongside the 19-megapixel rear shooter, along with 1080p video recording. There's no information on what kind of optical zoom capabilities, if any, the device might offer. On the software side, it's running Android 4.4.2 KitKat, and presumably Samsung's TouchWiz UI in some form or other.

But the real question is whether Samsung has been able to fix any of the design issues that made the Galaxy S4 Zoom such a pain to use. Shooting with the camera one-handed was problematic, and it wasn't the most pocket-friendly device either, with a bulky zoom lens protruding from the back. If Samsung sticks to a similar release schedule this year, we might learn more about the Galaxy S5 Zoom sometime over the summer.

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Leaked benchmark info suggests Galaxy S5 Zoom being prepped

They should have stuck to the 4.3 inch screen, it made it far more pocketable, even with the bulk. If it still has the big lens on the back it will be really ungainly. I liked my Zoom, it's just the photos were shit given the size, my 808 took much better snaps, even my N8 takes better shots to be honest. (Non Zoomed of course.)

There are a couple of reasons why I think the larger screen size is better.
1. It gives more room across the device to manage internal components.
2. It gives a bigger view for the higher resolution images being shown on it.
3. It should allow for more surface area to grip the device.

Those are just a few off the top of my head.

Posted via my SPARK enabled Sprint LG G2, with 32GBs of internal memory and no sdcard. (Bring on 4.4.2, I can handle it.)